Statistics placing Britain near the top of the European league for teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) mean debates around how to tackle these issues are never far from the public's attention.
Government bodies, sex advice charities and community organisations are all united in their desire to reduce these rates across the board.
The division comes over how this can be achieved. A number of mooted initiatives have failed to take off after the respective arguments have played out in the national media and consultation exercises have been completed.
Last week, it emerged that a review of advertising guidelines that could see condom commercials shown on TV before 9pm has been delayed after more than 4,000 consultation responses, including opposition from religious groups, were received. And this is just the latest in a series of contentious debates.
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